Depository Library Spotlight for September
September’s Depository Library Spotlight is on the University Libraries of the University of South Dakota. Serving the University of South Dakota campus and a state-wide community, the library has maintained...
GPO-Wide Scheduled Maintenance
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on Saturday, September 4th. Start Time: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 8 a.m. EDT End Time: Saturday, September 4,...
Mike Wash selected as the Federal Player of the Week
The Partnership for Public Service selected Mike Wash, GPO’s Chief Information Officer, as the Federal Player of the Week. In an interview published in the Washington Post, Mike reflects on his reasons...
FDLP and C&I Metrics - July 2010
GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for July 2010 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released.
RFQ for FDLP Consultant
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) posted a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for library consulting services to Federal Business Opportunities. The contractor will be tasked with developing practical...
New Electronic Titles August 2010
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for August 2010. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
Change to National N&O Posting Availability
Effective May 17, 2010, any withdrawal list posted on the National Needs and Offers (N&O) Web site will be removed after 30 days. This is a change from the previous requirement of having the lists...
Results of the z39.50 Stress Test
In December 2009, LSCM staff in coordination with volunteers in five FDLP libraries conducted a stress test on LSCM’s Aleph production server primarily to test what impact if any the 10,000 record limit...
New WEBTech Notes Enhancements Released
In January GPO completed a massive cleanup of WEBTech Notes records. At the same time GPO staff developed enhancements to WEBTech Notes, which were based on comments received from the depository library...
Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Kick-Off
GPO is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot. Due to the overwhelming response from the FDLP community, GPO has expanded the pilot to include 49 libraries. Participating...
CFR Microfiche Contract Resumes
The delay in the production of microfiche for the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), AE 2.106/3:, that was announced May 26, 2010 has been resolved. Libraries selecting 0572-C should have already received...
Future Distribution of U.S. Exports and Imports of Merchandise DVDs
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recently announced the retrospective distribution of U.S. Imports of Merchandise (C 3.278/2:) and U.S. Exports of Merchandise (C 3.278/3:), which were formerly...
Retrospective DVDs of U.S. Exports and Imports of Merchandise
Several discrepancies have been identified between USA Trade® Online and its tangible DVD equivalent, the U.S. Imports of Merchandise (C 3.278/2:) and U.S. Exports of Merchandise (C 3.278/3:), which were...
NASA June 2010 Microfiche Withdrawal
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Agency-wide STI Program Office that a collection of NASA technical publications...
Microfiche CFR Distribution
The microfiche Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), AE 2.106/3:; item no. 0572-C, is experiencing some delay in distribution. Necessary contractual modifications expected to be completed before distribution...
Training Sessions from the Six-State Virtual Conference Available
The six states of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming recently held an online conference using the OPAL web conferencing software. Over 5 days, the Six-State Virtual Government Information...
Register for the Fall 2010 DLC Meeting
Registration is now open for the Fall 2010 Federal Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference, which will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The...
Chat with GPO: Needs Assessment and 2009 Biennial Survey
On Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 1:00PM EDT, Cindy Etkin and Kristina Bobe of GPO’s Library Services & Content Management will host the July session of "Chat with GPO" via OPAL. This month’s session...
GPO Begins 150 Year Anniversary Celebration
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) kicked off its 150 year anniversary celebration on June 23, 2010. GPO was created when President James Buchanan signed Joint Resolution 25 on June 23, 1860....
Chat with GPO: FDsys
Remember to join us on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 1:00PM EDT, as Matthew Landgraf and Katherine Zwaard from GPO’s Program Management Office host the June session of "Chat with GPO" via OPAL. GPO's FDsys...
Guidelines for Cataloging Partnerships
Many libraries in the FDLP have voiced interest in establishing cooperative cataloging partnerships with GPO to exchange cataloging records, work together to catalog older materials, or enhance existing...
STAT-USA to Discontinue Operations September 30, 2010
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed that STAT-USA Online will discontinue operations as of September 30, 2010. STAT-USA has a brief message informing users of the shut down on...
New FDLP Service Partnership with St. Mary’s University
St. Mary's University's Louis J. Blume Library's Government Information on the Web Subject Index is now an official service partner for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). This subject index...
Public Access to PACER to be Enhanced
The Judicial Conference, at it’s March 16, 2010 meeting, approved measures that allow the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) to explore how they can increase public access to PACER...
Reminder: Submit Form to Access Public Health Reports
The dissemination format for Public Health Reports will be switching from paper to electronic only on January 11, 2010. In order to ensure your depository has electronic access on that date, you must submit...
